Transparent cover.



C. H. MYERS.

TRANSPARENT COVER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23, 1910.

Patented Jan. 26, 1915.

2 SHBETS*SHEET l.

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TRANSPARENT COVER.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR, 2a, 1910.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

CHARLES H. MYERS, 0F BUFFALO, NEW YORK.V

TRANSPARENT COVER.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 26, 1915.

Application :Bled March 23, 1910. Serial No. 551,057.

To all 'whom it may concern Be it known that l, CHARLES H. MYERS, acitizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erieand State of New York, have invented a new and useful Transparent Cover,of which the followlng is a specification. o

The invention relates to improvements 1n covers for protecting anddisplaying goods for advertising and other purposes. The object of thepresent invention 1s to improve the construction of covers fordisplaying and protecting goods, and to provide an exceedingly simpletransparent nonbrealrable cover, designed particularly for use ingrocery stores, butcher shops and analogous places for/protecting meat,fish, butter and various other articles of food, and capable ofdisplaying such merchandise and of simultaneously protecting the samefrom dust, dirt and insects.

Another object of the invention is to provide a transparent cover ofthis character, adapted to be readily constructed either for Ventilatingthe covered merchandise or for affording an air tight closure for thesame when desired.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claimshereto appended; it being understood that various changes inthe form,proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope ofthe claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a transparent cover,constructed in accordance with this invention and shown resting directlyupon a supporting surface. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view, thecover being arrangedy upon a pan supported in a barrel for displaying aquantity of the contents thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view,taken /flongitudinally of a portion of the rinhM'Fig. 4 is a transversesectional view of the same. Fig. 5 is a perspective view, showinganother form of the invention. Fig. 6 1s a vertical sectional vleW .of

the cover, illustrated\in Fig. 5.

Like numerals of r ference designate corresponding parts inyall thefigures of the drawings. f'

1n Figs. l to 4 inclusive is illustrated the simplest embodiment of theinvention, in wlnch the cover comprises a transparent circular top plate1, and a circular rim 2. The plate 1, which is arranged horizontally, 1sconstructed of flexible transparent material, such as thin Celluloid,iibroid, or analogous pyroxylm products, and it is secured at its perlphery to the upper edge of the circular rim 2 by means of innerfastening devices 3, consisting of tacks and piercing the transparentplate 1 at intervals and embedded in the rim 2, which is preferablyconstructed of wood. The attached edge of the circular plate 1 extendsacross the top of the rim, and its periphery is flush with the outerside face of the same, and it is securely clamped on the rim by means ofan annular strip or rim of metallic beading 4, secured at intervals byouter fastening devices 5, located` at the spaces betwen the innerfastening devices 3, and piercing the metallic beading and the circularplate as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings. The beadingpresents lower engaging edges at a plurality of points to thetransparent top plate 1, which is firmly secured to the upper edge ofthe rim. It is composed of connected semi-spherical portions which areadapted to fit over and cover the heads of the inner fastening devices.

The cover is equipped with a centrally arranged handle 6, having athreaded shank 7, piercing the top plate and upper and lowerconcavoeconvex metallic plates 8 and 9, provided With flat peripheralportions 10 and 11, and clamped in engagement with the top plate bymeans of a nut 12, arranged on the threaded stem 7. The metallieplates 8and 9 and the top plate 1 are provided with registering perforations 13,14 and 15, forming Ventilating apertures, and the concaveconveX platesform interior spaces at the upper andlower faces of the top plate, withwhich spaces the said perforations communicate. rlhe perforations may beomitted if desired to provide an air tight cover or closure.

ln Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings is illustrated another form of theinvention comprising spaced upper and lower circular rims 16 and 17, atransparent connecting cylindrical wall 18, and a horizontal top plate19. The transparent wall 18 and plate 19 are constructed of Celluloid oranalogous material similar to the plate 1 heretofore described. 'lhecylindrical wall is arranged vertically, and is secured by upper andlower fastening devices 20 and 21 to the inner side faces of the upperand lower rims. The top plate 19, which is horizontal,is fastened to theupper edge of the outer end by inner and outer fastening devices 22 and23, and a metallic reinforcing strip 24 of beading or the like, arrangedas heretofore described. The cover, illustratedin Figs. 5 and (3 is alsoequipped with a handle 25, having a threaded stem 26 and provided withupper and lower concave-convex clamping plates 27 and 2S. The clampingplates 27 and 28 have fiat peripheral portions and are held inengagement with the top plate 19 by means of a nut 29, engaging thethreaded stem, as clearly shown in Fig. (i. The metallic plates 27 and28 and the top plate 19 are provided with registering perfor-ations 30,3l and 32, forming ventilating apertures. Instead, however, of providingVentilating perforations at the center of the top plate around the stemof the handle, the .thin transparent material may be directly perforatedat any desired point.

The simplest form of the cover consists only of the top plate, and theWooden rim is adapted for use on lunch counters and analogous places forprotecting pies, etc., from dust and insects, and it may also beadvantageously employed as a cover for a pan or receptacle `33,supported within the open top of a barrel 34 for displaying a quantityof the contents thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. Theipan orreceptacle 33, which is tapered, is adapted to fit tightly within andforni a closure for barrels, varying somewhat in diameter, and the topplate 1 of the cover rests upon the edges of the pan and is held inplace by the weight of the rim, which constitutes a support or wall whenthis form of cover is employed for protecting pies, shallow dishesandthe like. The form of cover illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 may be madeof any desired size for covering articles or merchandise of variousproportions, and although only two rims 16 and 17 are shown, yet itwillbe apparent that when a relatively high cover is desired, it may bereinforced at an intermediate point between the top and bottom by acircular rim or band. The lcover is light and non-breakable, and in eachform the rim or rims provide sutficlent weight for retaining the coverin place. 5;

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by, Letters Patent, is

1. A transparent display and protecting cover including a circularwooden rim'hav- 6 ing a horizontal upper edge, a horizontal circularplate of thin, transparent, flexible, material, substantially asdescribed, having its periphery arranged flat upon the upper edge of therim, inner fastening devices 6 piercing the edge of the plate andentering the rim, an annular strip of beading arranged upon the plate inthe vertical plane of the rim and over the said fastening devices, andouter fastening devices passing 7 through the beading and the plate andentering the rim, said beading being 'composed of a single continuousrow of connected semi-spherical portions which cover and conceal theheads of the inner fastening devices. 7 2. A removable transparentdisplay 'and protecting cover consisting of an upright cylindrical wallof thin, transparent, flexible material, substantially as described, up-'per and lower exterior wooden rims secured to the said wall at theupper and lower edges thereof, the lower rim being fiush with andforming a protector for the lower edge of the wall, a horizontal plateof thin, transparent, iexible material, substantially as described,secured at its periphery to the upper edge of the upper rim and closingthe space defined by the rim, a metallic reinforcing ring havingfastening means piercing the transparent plate and embedded in the upperrim, and a handle secured to the transparent plate and spaced from theupper rim, said cover being open at the bottom to allow the same to beplaced over goods for protecting and displaying the same. 9

In testimony, that I. claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoatligied my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES H. MYERS. Witnesses HAROLD H. CLARK, ALBERT HoENER.

